About
John Rhys-Davies
Overview
John Rhys-Davies (born 5 May 1944) is a Welsh actor and vocal artist. He is perhaps best known for playing the charismatic Arab excavator Sallah in the Indiana Jones films and the dwarf Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, in which he also voiced the ent, Treebeard. He also played Agent Michael Malone in the 1993 remake of the 1950s television series The Untouchables, Professor Maximillian Arturo in Sliders, King Richard I in Robin of Sherwood, General Leonid Pushkin in the James Bond film The Living Daylights, and Macro in I, Claudius. Additionally, he provided the voices of Cassim in Disney's Aladdin and the King of Thieves, Man Ray in SpongeBob SquarePants, and Tobias in the computer game Freelancer. He is also the narrator for the TV show Wildboyz.
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Known for
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| 2024 | Legends of Ileydria | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | The Gates | Actor | Frederick Ladbroke | 58 Average |
| 2023 | Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom | Actor | Brine King (voice) | 65 Fair |
| 2023 | Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2023 | The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2023 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Actor | Sallah | 64 Fair |
| 2022 | Starbright | Actor | Raphael | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Kingslayer | Actor | Guillaume Maréchal | 59 Average |
| 2021 | Silent Night: A Song for the World | Actor | Douglas Haig | 59 Average |
| 2021 | Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age | Actor | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2021 | Bad Cupid | Actor | Archie | 58 Average |
| 2020 | Moments in Spacetime | Actor | Mason | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Valley of the Gods | Actor | Dr. Hermann | 58 Average |
| 2020 | G-Loc | Actor | Henry | 58 Average |
| 2020 | Wizards: Tales of Arcadia | Actor | Galahad (voice) | 80 Very good |
| 2020 | Tainted | Actor | Vladimir | 59 Average |
| 2020 | I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2020 | Shadowtown | Actor | Einar | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Grizzly II: Revenge | Actor | Bouchard | 57 Average |
| 2019 | Mosley | Actor | Warnie (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Santa Fake | Actor | Jow | 58 Average |
| 2019 | The Pilgrim's Progress | Actor | Evangelist (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2018 | Aquaman | Actor | Brine King (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2018 | Fragments of Truth | Actor | Narrator (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2018 | Aux | Actor | Jack | 59 Average |
| 2017 | I Am Israel | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
| 2016 | Camera Store | Actor | Pinky Steuben | 58 Average |
| 2016 | Winter Thaw | Actor | Martin Avdeitch | N/A N/A |
| 2016 | The Apostle Peter: Redemption | Actor | Peter | 59 Average |
| 2016 | The Blue Mauritius | Actor | Hanson | N/A N/A |
| 2015 | Many Beautiful Things | Actor | John Ruskin (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Golden Shoes | Actor | Burt | 59 Average |
| 2015 | The Watchmaker's Apprentice | Actor | Narrator | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Beyond the Mask | Actor | Charles Kemp | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Killing Jesus | Actor | Annas | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Let The Season In | Actor | Self / Narrator | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Under Milk Wood | Actor | Voice | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Time Lapse | Actor | Mr. Bezzeredes | 63 Fair |
| 2014 | Saul: The Journey to Damascus | Actor | Caiphas | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Apocalypse Pompeii | Actor | Colonel Carlos Dillard | 57 Average |
| 2014 | Hieroglyph | Actor | Vocifer | N/A N/A |
| 2013 | Prisoners of the Sun | Actor | Professor Hayden Masterton | 56 Average |
| 2013 | Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map | Actor | Gnarlybeard (voice) | 63 Fair |
| 2013 | Concrete Blondes | Actor | Kostas Jakobatos | 58 Average |
| 2013 | 100 Degrees Below Zero | Actor | Ralph Dillard | 56 Average |
| 2013 | Smokin' | Actor | Doctor | N/A N/A |
| 2012 | Missing Christmas | Actor | Narrator / Santa (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2012 | On Set With Raiders Of The Lost Ark | Actor | Self (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
| 2012 | Escape | Actor | Malcom Andrews | 58 Average |
| 2011 | Return to the Hiding Place | Actor | Eusi | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Treasure Hunters | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 2011 | KJB: The Book That Changed the World | Actor | Narrator | 60 Fair |
| 2011 | Ferocious Planet | Actor | Senator Jackson Crenshaw | 57 Average |
| 2011 | The King James Bible: The Book That Changed the World | Actor | Himeself (Narrator) | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Three Wise Women | Actor | Green | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes | Actor | Dr. Watson (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Medium Raw | Actor | Elliot Carbon | 58 Average |
| 2009 | 31 North 62 East | Actor | John Hammond | 58 Average |
| 2009 | Reclaiming the Blade | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Anacondas: Trail of Blood | Actor | Murdoch | 54 Average |
| 2008 | The Search for the Ark of the Covenant | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
| 2008 | Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles | Actor | Sangimel | 58 Average |
| 2008 | Anaconda 3: Offspring | Actor | Murdoch | 54 Average |
| 2008 | Kiss Me Deadly | Actor | Yale Ericson | 58 Average |
| 2007 | In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale | Actor | Merick | 51 Average |
| 2007 | The Legend of Sasquatch | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 2007 | The Ferryman | Actor | The Greek | 58 Average |
| 2006 | One Night with the King | Actor | Mordecai | 59 Average |
| 2006 | The Two Towers: Behind the Scenes | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2006 | Shark Bait | Actor | Thorton (voice) | 55 Average |
| 2005 | The King Maker | Actor | Phillippe | 58 Average |
| 2005 | Shadows in the Sun | Actor | Mr. Andrew Benton | 59 Average |
| 2005 | The Lost Angel | Actor | Father Kevin | 58 Average |
| 2005 | The Game of Their Lives | Actor | Bill Jeffrey | 58 Average |
| 2005 | Revelations | Actor | Professor Lampley | 65 Fair |
| 2005 | Chupacabra Terror | Actor | Captain Randolph | 58 Average |
| 2005 | Ringers: Lord of the Fans | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Catching Kringle | Actor | Santa | N/A N/A |
| 2004 | The Privileged Planet | Actor | Narrator | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Vlad | Actor | Narrator | 58 Average |
| 2004 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | Actor | Viscount Mabrey | 65 Fair |
| 2004 | La Femme Musketeer | Actor | Porthos | N/A N/A |
| 2004 | The Lady Musketeer | Actor | Porthos | 66 Fair |
| 2004 | 12 Days Of Terror | Actor | Captain | 58 Average |
| 2004 | Dragon Storm | Actor | King Fastrad | 58 Average |
| 2004 | Stars of the Pharaohs | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
| 2003 | Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King | Actor | Narrator | 59 Average |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Actor | Gimli | 84 Very good |
| 2003 | Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy | Actor | self | N/A N/A |
| 2003 | Coronado | Actor | Presidente Hugo Luis Ramos | 58 Average |
| 2003 | The Making of Shōgun | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2003 | Never Say Never Mind | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2003 | The Medallion | Actor | Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe | 56 Average |
| 2003 | Justice League: Paradise Lost | Actor | Lord Hades (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2003 | The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
| 2003 | The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2003 | Helen of Troy | Actor | King Priam of Troy | 66 Fair |
| 2003 | The Jungle Book 2 | Actor | Ranjan's Father (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2003 | Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Actor | Gimli / Treebeard (voice) | 83 Very good |
| 2002 | Sabretooth | Actor | Anthony Bricklin | 58 Average |
| 2002 | Endangered Species | Actor | Police Lt. Wyznowski | 58 Average |
| 2002 | Scorcher | Actor | Dr. Matthew Sallin | 58 Average |
| 2002 | The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Actor | Gimli | 83 Very good |
| 2001 | A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Quest for the Ring | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Delta Force One: The Lost Patrol | Actor | Ivan | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists | Actor | King Akron | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Britannic | Actor | Captain Barrett | 60 Fair |
| 1999 | Au Pair | Actor | Nigel Kent | 58 Average |
| 1999 | Secret of the Andes | Actor | Father Claver | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Body Armor | Actor | Rasheed | 58 Average |
| 1997 | You Wish | Actor | Mustafa | 69 Fair |
| 1997 | Cats Don't Dance | Actor | Woolie Mammoth (voice) | 62 Fair |
| 1996 | Bloodsport III | Actor | Jacques Duvalier | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1996 | Marquis de Sade | Actor | Inspector Marais | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Aladdin and the King of Thieves | Actor | Cassim (voice) | 62 Fair |
| 1996 | The Great White Hype | Actor | Johnny Windsor | 57 Average |
| 1996 | Catherine the Great | Actor | Pugachev | 59 Average |
| 1996 | Ripper | Actor | Vigo Haman | 60 Fair |
| 1996 | Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom | Actor | Senator James 'Paladin' Taggart | 61 Fair |
| 1996 | Echo of Blue | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1995 | Glory Daze | Actor | Luther | 58 Average |
| 1994 | A Flintstones Christmas Carol | Actor | Charles Brickens (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 1994 | The High Crusade | Actor | Bruder Parvus | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger | Actor | Gen. James 'Paladin' Taggart / Prince Thrakhath / Kilrathi in-flight Voices | 62 Fair |
| 1994 | Robot in the Family | Actor | Eli Taki / Rashmud / Sashri | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Blood of the Innocent | Actor | Shmuda | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Cyborg Cop | Actor | Kessel | 57 Average |
| 1993 | Sunset Grill | Actor | Stockton | 58 Average |
| 1993 | South Beach | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 1993 | The Seventh Coin | Actor | Captain Galil | 58 Average |
| 1993 | The Magic Paintbrush | Actor | Zagal (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 1993 | The Untouchables | Actor | Michael Malone | 70 Good |
| 1992 | Ring of the Musketeers | Actor | Maurice Treville | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Ring of the Musketeers | Actor | Maruice Treville | N/A N/A |
| 1992 | The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World | Actor | Host | 59 Average |
| 1992 | The Unnamable II | Actor | Professor Warren | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Canvas | Actor | Nick | 59 Average |
| 1992 | The Double 0 Kid | Actor | Rudi Von Kseenbaum | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Return to the Lost World | Actor | Professor George Challenger | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing | Actor | Phillip Graff | 59 Average |
| 1992 | The Lost World | Actor | Challanger | 58 Average |
| 1991 | Great Expectations | Actor | Joe Gargery | 69 Fair |
| 1991 | Journey of Honor | Actor | El Zaidan | 58 Average |
| 1991 | Under Cover | Actor | Flynn | N/A N/A |
| 1991 | Before the Storm | Actor | Flynn | N/A N/A |
| 1991 | The Strauss Dynasty | Actor | Gribov | 59 Average |
| 1991 | I Misteri Della Giungla Nera | Actor | O'Connor | 70 Good |
| 1991 | Strauss Dynasty | Actor | Gribov | N/A N/A |
| 1990 | Secret Weapon | Actor | Mossad Chief | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Desperado: Badlands Justice | Actor | Richard Marriott | N/A N/A |
| 1989 | Rising Storm | Actor | Donwaldo | 58 Average |
| 1989 | The Gifted One | Actor | Carl Boardman | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Actor | Sallah | 77 Good |
| 1989 | The Trial of the Incredible Hulk | Actor | Wilson Fisk | 59 Average |
| 1988 | Goddess of Love | Actor | Zeus | 58 Average |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance | Actor | Sammy Mutterperl | 72 Good |
| 1988 | Young Toscanini | Actor | Rossi | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Higher Ground | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 1988 | Tusks | Actor | Roger Singh | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Waxwork | Actor | Werewolf | 59 Average |
| 1988 | Noble House | Actor | Quillan Gornt | 69 Fair |
| 1987 | The Little Match Girl | Actor | Chief Murphy | 59 Average |
| 1987 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam | Actor | Edward Tremaine | 59 Average |
| 1987 | The Living Daylights | Actor | General Leonid Pushkin | 63 Fair |
| 1986 | Firewalker | Actor | Corky Taylor | 57 Average |
| 1986 | In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro | Actor | Chris Tucker | 59 Average |
| 1985 | King Solomon's Mines | Actor | Dogati | 56 Average |
| 1984 | Best Revenge | Actor | Mustapha | N/A N/A |
| 1984 | Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | Actor | Baron Fortinbras | 58 Average |
| 1984 | No Man's Land | Actor | Grimshaw | 58 Average |
| 1984 | Kim | Actor | Babu | 58 Average |
| 1984 | Nairobi Affair | Actor | Simon | 58 Average |
| 1983 | Sahara | Actor | Rasoul | 58 Average |
| 1983 | Sadat | Actor | Gamal Abdel Nasser | N/A N/A |
| 1982 | Victor/Victoria | Actor | Andre Cassell | 65 Fair |
| 1982 | Ivanhoe | Actor | Front de Boeuf | 59 Average |
| 1981 | The Island of Adventure | Actor | Smith | 58 Average |
| 1981 | The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Actor | Sallah | 78 Good |
| 1981 | Peter and Paul | Actor | Silas | 69 Fair |
| 1981 | Sphinx | Actor | Stephanos Markoulis | 58 Average |
| 1980 | The Merchant of Venice | Actor | Salerio | 59 Average |
| 1980 | Shōgun | Actor | Vasco Rodrigues | 74 Good |
| 1980 | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | Actor | Solicitor | 59 Average |
| 1980 | Fox | Actor | Warleigh | 59 Average |
| 1979 | The Danedyke Mystery | Actor | Armchair | N/A N/A |
| 1979 | Henry VIII | Actor | Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V | 59 Average |
| 1978 | The Nativity | Actor | Nestor | 58 Average |
| 1978 | Fearless Frank | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1976 | Beasts: During Barty's Party | Actor | Peter Newell | N/A N/A |
| 1976 | I, Claudius | Actor | Naevius Sutorius Macro | 75 Good |
| 1975 | The Naked Civil Servant | Actor | Barndoor | 59 Average |
| 1973 | Penny Gold | Actor | Rugby Player | 58 Average |
| 1972 | The Incredible Robert Baldick: Never Come Night | Actor | Caleb Selling | N/A N/A |
| How They Threw Rocks | Actor | Garth Davies-Gruffudd | N/A N/A |
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| The Sword of Thyrus | Actor | King Athol | N/A N/A |
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| Nameless | Actor | Barnaby | N/A N/A |
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| The Gold Cross | Actor | Rodrigues | N/A N/A |
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| Archaeology | Actor | Host | 69 Fair |
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| Lantern City | Actor | Desmond Wilhorn | 70 Good |
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Writing |
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| 1988 | Tusks | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |